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IV. Sentence Construction<br />
Questions with Is there and Are there<br />
Notice that the patterns for questions are slightly different. The verb<br />
comes first, before there. Use the word any in a question if you have<br />
no idea what the answer will be. Use a more definite quantifier if you<br />
al ready have an idea about the answer.<br />
Examples: office buildings / suburbs<br />
Are there many office buildings in the suburbs?<br />
(I know there are some, but I don’t know how many there<br />
are.)<br />
problems / suburbs<br />
Are there any problems in the suburbs?<br />
(I don’t know if there are problems or not.)<br />
Verb +There + Quantifier + Noun Phrase + Adverb Phrase<br />
(Real subject)<br />
Singular Count Is there (a) an office building on<br />
Grand Avenue?<br />
Plural Count Are there lots of<br />
a lot of<br />
many<br />
any<br />
Noncount Is there lots of<br />
a lot of<br />
much<br />
any<br />
noise<br />
office buildings on<br />
Grand Avenue?<br />
in the city?<br />
Make questions with each group of words below. Use the correct verb<br />
and choose a quantifier for each sentence.<br />
1. office space / city<br />
2. office space / suburbs<br />
3. pollution / city<br />
4. pollution / suburbs<br />
5. noise / city<br />
6. noise / suburbs<br />
7. insurance company / suburbs<br />
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